由陇中谣谚看传统生态民俗的价值

＂掏了燕,死一院;掏了火石戛戛,死一家家＂是陇中农村民众熟悉的谣谚禁忌俗语,属于典型的生态民俗。这种禁忌主要源于当地民众感恩于家燕和火石戛戛大量捕食害虫、喜爱它们与人为善的生活习性以及人们忌恶求善的生态伦理观念。在现代社会生活中,这种生态禁忌对于规范人们的行为,促进人与自然和谐发展仍然具有一定的价值。

Traditional Ecological Folk Value in Gansu Folk Songs and Proverbs

＂If you capture a sparrow, your family will die ; if you catch the devil bird, bad luck follows you around＂. It is a proverb of taboo among the Gansu rural people,reflecting typi- cal ecological folk. The taboo is out of the gratitude of the local people to the two kinds of birds for their contribution of catching pests. It also expresses people＇s ecological ethical value for the birds＇ friendly living habits. In modem social life, the ecological taboo is of great value for pro- moting the harmonious development of man and nature.